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Soviet BRDM-2 AT-3 Sagger

Launcher, Part 1

Picture 1:

The Soviet

BRDM-2

was the

immediate

successor of

the smaller

BRDM-1

armored car,

and was first

seen in 1

It is

equipped

with a

centralized

tire pressure

control,

retractable

ventral

wheels on

nd lakes.

The typical power plant inside all the BRDM-2 vehicles is a rear-mounted V-8 gasoline engine of

around 140hp at 3400rpm. Typically, the armament consists of a 14.5mm heavy machine gun and

coaxial 7.62mm machine gun mounted in a short, flat-topped turret. Inside, most BRDM-2s are

equipped with infrared night driving periscopes, an NBC air filtration system, and a

scout/reconnaissance navigation system.

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each side, and a hydrojet propulsion unit at the rear for limited crossing of slow rivers a

retractable launching rack and guidance system as an Anti-Tank Guided Weapon (ATGW) sys

The missile rack is located under a flat roof panel that elevates for firing, and contains six 9M14 or

9M14M or 914P (NATO designation AT-3/Sagger), with eight reload missiles carried inside. This

is the same missile system used in the BMP-1 that we have seen elsewhere in AFV INTERIORS,

and you may already be familiar with the missile and guidance system. Most of the BRDM-2s that

are configured this way are known as 9P122 or 9P133 launchers, depending primarily on the

sighting system used.

tem.

ur study vehicle is one of the variations built on the BRDM-2 chassis and hull and utilizes a

Picture 2:

This type of

BRDM-2

conversion

ATGW

vehicle was

used in

Soviet/Russia

n motor rif

divisi

which they

supplemente

d towed anti-

tank guns in

the divisional

anti-

battalions.

They also

equiped the

regimental

anti-tank

companies

and battali

anti-tank

platoons in motor rifle regiments. In tank divisions, they usually were used in the anti-tank

company of the motor-rifle regiment. Iraq bought many of these vehicles during the 1980's, and a

good number of them were knocked out and/or captured by Coalition Forces during Operation

Desert Storm in 1991.

tank

Most of the photos we will be using were provided by Mr. David Speaks and were taken at the

Threat Training Facility (TTF) at Nellis Air Force Base . This particular BRDM-2 AT-3/Sagger

launch vehicle (a 9P133 type, actually called "Raketnaya samochodno-puskovaya ustanovka 9P133)

still contains most of the original interior equipment and therefore makes it a very interesting study

vehicle. I have personally wondered about the interior configuration of these vehicles; Mr. Speak's

photos will provide us both with an opportunity to take a fairly complete tour of the interior.

Picture 3:

As you may recall

from our earlier

BRDM-2

explorations, the f

of the vehicle has

seats for driver on th

left and comman

on the right. The AT

3 launch vehicle i

also set up this same

way, but the

commander in the

ront

der

ons, in

right seat is also the missile operator, so his position is configured a bit differently than in the

normal BRDM-2 recon/scout car. Both driver and missile operator have a number of periscopes

around their roof at their positions, and the view out from the driver's side is fairly good, even when

the front windshield is covered and protected by its armored flap (shown open here). Notice the

closed firing port on this side of the hull, and the two vents near the port, one of which is covered

by a dome. The dome protects the inlet for the NBC air filtration system; the other pipe is a bilge

water exit, the bilge pump used during amphibious operations. Let's climb up and take a look down

through those open hatches.

Picture 4:

From this vantage

point you can see

how the driver's

periscopes ring his

hatch opening,

providing good

visibility forward and

to his left. The hatch

has a simple ring

handled latch and

although it is not

spring assisted, there

is a hold open device

at the back edge of

the opening. Down

below you can see t

radio sitting on a

shelf on the bulkhead

separating the front

compartment from

the central missile compartment.

Picture 5:

You may also have

noticed that the

commander's side of

the vehicle is a bit

different from what

we have seen on

regularly configured

scout BRDM-2

vehicles. The

commander's

windshield has been

replaced by a support

for the Sagger

ATGW sight system

which is mounted in

such a way that there is a clear sight view forward and to the right of the vehicle. Also note that

there are two side vision periscopes for the commander/gunner up by his hatch opening, and a pistol

port on the hull side, barely visible at the far left edge of the photo.

Picture 6:

If we open the cover

protecting the

targeting optics by

turning the handle

inside the vehicle, we

have this view of the

empty sight window.

The shape of this

armored sight cover,

and the rounded

armored support

under the sight,

provides us with the

identification of this

vehicle as a 9P113.

The 9P112 missile

vehicle was very

similar, but had a

slightly different

configuration here.

The sight support was more rounded and did not take up the entire window space, allowing a small

window to remain on this side of the front of the vehicle. To the best of my knowledge, both these

vehicle types could fire the same missile types, 9M14, 9M14M or 9M14P. Although the

construction of these vehicles was restricted to the Soviet Union, they were provided to a number of

other countries, including Algeria, East Germany, Egypt, Hungary, Iraq, Libya, Morocco,

Nicaragua, Poland, Romania, Syria, and Yugoslavia.

So, let's climb up onto the hull now and slide down through the driver's hatch into his seat.

Picture 7:

These are the basic

driving controls for

the BRDM-2-- this is

the same layout we

have seen before for

the BRDM-2. The

large dusty

instrument panel

dominates the space

below the thick

windshield, and the

floor under the panel

shows the locations

of the clutch, brake and accelerator pedals. The steering wheel is black and reminiscent of a truck

steering wheel. The primary gearshift lever is the larger one on our right, and a bit of the forward

winch drum with cable is visible at the far right.

To the left of the instrument panel is a small heating duct that normally would connect to the nozzle

you see near the windshield, angled to provide heat onto the glass. But it has become disconnected

from the hose that you see is hanging below the nozzle. The tire pressure regulator/vent is just to the

left of the panel and duct; it is the round thing with black dial with white lettering and indicator

needle. The tire pressure regulator can adjust all the tires' air pressure for the best resulting traction

on roads, dirt, or sand, by a flick of the regulator switch.

Picture 8:

The view looking down to the floor shows the three foot pedals more clearly, as well as a bit of the

floor where the driver's seat would be, if it was not missing. To our right can be seen the long power

take-off driveshaft for the winch drum, the shaft originating from a gearbox by the engine at the

back of the vehicle. The main gearshift lever is the long straight rod next to the winch driveshaft,

and the smaller shifter just in front I believe opens the top of the hull for missile firing. Off to the

far upper-right are two small pedals that the missile operator uses to control the winch drum

rotation.

The two levers on the floor to our left include the left shift lever used for the hi/low gearbox

(road/off road), and the shift lever on the right used to engage front wheel drive.

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